Ngugi wa Thiongo

5 summariesLiterary Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o is a Kenyan author and academic who writes primarily in Gikuyu and who formerly wrote in English. He has been described as having been "considered East Africa's leading novelist". His work includes novels, plays, short stories, and essays, ranging from literary and social criticism to children's literature. He is the founder and editor of the Gikuyu-language journal Mũtĩiri. His short story The Upright Revolution: Or Why Humans Walk Upright, is translated into 100 languages from around the world.

Books by Ngugi wa Thiongo

5 books available

A Grain of Wheat
Ngugi wa Thiongo
3.9 (7k) average on Goodreads
In the crucible of Kenya's fight for independence, a disillusioned villager grapples with betrayal, sacrifice, and the agonizing cost of freedom.
Wizard of the Crow
Ngugi wa Thiongo
4.2 (3k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
In the fantastical Free Republic of Aburiria, a tyrannical ruler's quest for ultimate power clashes with an unemployed man who unexpectedly wields the magic of the 'Wizard of the Crow,' igniting a battle for the very soul of a nation.
Petals of Blood
Ngugi wa Thiongo
3.9 (2k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction
After a triple murder at a foreign-owned brewery, four suspects in independent Kenya expose post-colonial disillusionment and betrayal, reflecting a nation's cries for justice.
Matigari
Ngugi wa Thiongo
3.8 (844) average on GoodreadsFiction
Coming out of the forest into a 'new' Kenya, Matigari, the freedom fighter, finds his chains have just been re-forged by the people he fought to free.
The River Between
Ngugi wa Thiongo
In the heart of Kenya, two villages divided by a river and clashing traditions find their hopes for unity and progress embodied, then shattered, by the tragic love of a young man and woman caught between the old ways and the new.